Having dead players means less people able to mint plus having to collect enough coins to revive the dead player, so that makes the game take longer to complete. I suppose that isn't a bad thing in itself because it gives the players another purpose or goal to achieve, but it must be kind of boring to not be able to participate and just sit waiting to be revived when you are the dead person. Then again, the way you handled it shows your character and you did a fantastic job of remaining invested in the game.